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Object Number 90-42-20/C2476
Display Title Cordage made from agave fibre
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rope, twisted vegetable fiber, coiled and tied withsame
Classification
  • Ropes
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 27.4 x 5.1 x 5.4 cm (10 13/16 x 2 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C-2476

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